[OneVike]

If any Republican RINO's stand in the way, which looks like they are, then Trump needs to do what the left tried to convince Obama to do. We must fight fire with fire, or we will lose.

[cdcdawg]

Certainly precedent for doing it. Let’s hope get better than Brennan.

[alexander_busek]

Dwight Eisenhower Set Precidence Precedent For Making Recess Appointment to High Court

Regards,

[House Atreides]

Let’s not be defeatist and assume we won’t quickly get a nominee confirmed PERMANENTLY. Try that first AND TRY IT FORCEFULLY.

[Alberta's Child]

A recess appointment only lasts until the end of the current Senate session. Appointing a USSC justice to serve until December 31st does nothing except help get through any election-related cases that may come up.

[Gay State Conservative]

This sounds like the best choice under the circumstances.However,after a sort search I couldn't find out what happens after the recess appointment.I assume he/she would,at some point,be required to pass the Senate's scrutiny as would occur with an “ordinary” nomination but,if that's true,when would it occur? Six months? A year?

[MCEscherHammer]

I don’t understand why this whole thing, including hearings & votes, can’t be done in a week or less...???

Maybe, there are parliamentary rules meant to slow things down?

[cotton1706]

This plan of action is a waste pf time and argument. The House can prevent the Senate from recessing. So this can’t happen.

The 50’s were a different time, before Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer (the two confirmation militants) were in the Senate.

[marktwain]

Wow. Very interesting.

Brennan was one of the worst justices ever appointed, as I recall.

[9YearLurker]

Why risk turning the seat over to the Marxists next year?

[kristinn]

The Senate does not go into formal recess anymore. Both the House and Senate hold pro forma sessions that prevent the President from making recess appointments.

[scrabblehack]

George Washington made a recess appointment (John Rutledge, later rejected by the Senate)

[Nuc 1.1]

Not a good idea.